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Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M3 Max Review - The fastest CPU in a 14-inch laptop
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You know what… I have not once thought.
“I wish my M1 was faster”
I definitely have on my M1 iMac. Not enough to want to upgrade, but it’s definitely happened.
Same. M1 Max w/ 64gb of ram.
I got the M1 Pro with 32gb… such a beast.
Will probably last me a decade unless it physically breaks.
Same for me but with an intel i5. I'd like a new MacBook but really don't need one.
Do you do any video encoding or audio work?
Because I think the M1 Pro has been solid, but no one would say no to a 20-35% performance increase
What do you do on it?
The Max chips are aimed at people doing super GPU and CPU intensive work so naturally that user is going to be thinking “I wish this chip was faster” quite often
I'm only upgrading for a better screen and thunderbolt 5, even then those are just nice to haves.
My main want with MacBooks is sane base RAM and storage specs.
I think that all the time with my M1 Ultra :(. Especially when I have a third display connected.
Your 2-3 year old computer? Is it expected such a new computer would feel slow?
In the dark days of the past, a 2 to 3 year old computer would be horribly outdated.
In the dark days of the past, a 2 to 3 year old computer would be horribly outdated.
My 2010 iMc hasn't slowed down since I added RAM years ago.
No, but it's heavily outdated today. The computers never got slower, the need for more power just increased. Its really not an issue anymore.
The dark days of when? After around the 3rd gen of core-I they would last several years
Every now and then if you abuse it with a big workload, sure.
He's not saying any other computer is slow, just that at some points you wish for it to be faster.
You aren't in a need of a new laptop yet, congratulations. There are plenty of people who are, and they aren't going to stop progress on chip development just because the M1 was great...
I keep having to remind myself that this M1 Pro MBP is over 2 years old now. The only time I'm waiting on this laptop is when it's doing macOS updates.
Seeing these M3 deals and it makes me wanna upgrade, but then I remember "oh wait, the M1 Pro is still an upgrade, I've never needed more than my M1 MBA, I just need the bigger nicer screen and M1 Pros are cheaper than ever." They really just are good enough for almost anyone...if they drop OLED screens I can see upgrading again for that, but in terms of power M1 still feels like enough. I play WoW/LoL, I don't build classical symphonies in Logic, I don't edit Transformers 8 in FCPX...M1 still a beefy machine for the rest of us.
The m1 was so stupid powerful when it launched they overdid it, lol